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Hybrid quantum convolutional neural network-aided pilot assignment in cell-free massive MIMO systems

Hybrid quantum convolutional neural network-aided pilot assignment in cell-free massive MIMO systems
Hybrid quantum convolutional neural network-aided pilot assignment in cell-free massive MIMO systems
A sophisticated hybrid quantum convolutional neural network (HQCNN) is conceived for handling the pilot assignment task in cell-free massive MIMO systems, while maximizing the total ergodic sum throughput. The existing model-based solutions found in the literature are inefficient and/or computationally demanding. Similarly, conventional deep neural networks may struggle in the face of high-dimensional inputs, require complex architectures, and their convergence is slow due to training numerous hyperparameters. The proposed HQCNN leverages parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) relying on superposition for enhanced feature extraction. Specifically, we exploit the same PQC across all the convolutional layers for customizing the neural network and for accelerating the convergence. Our numerical results demonstrate that the proposed HQCNN offers a total network throughput close to that of the excessive-complexity exhaustive search and outperforms the state-of-the-art benchmarks.
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Nguyen, Doan Hieu, Nguyen, Xuan Tung, Jeong, Seon-Geun, Chien, Trinh Van, Hanzo, Lajos and Hwang, Won-Joo (2025) Hybrid quantum convolutional neural network-aided pilot assignment in cell-free massive MIMO systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2025.3588212).

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A sophisticated hybrid quantum convolutional neural network (HQCNN) is conceived for handling the pilot assignment task in cell-free massive MIMO systems, while maximizing the total ergodic sum throughput. The existing model-based solutions found in the literature are inefficient and/or computationally demanding. Similarly, conventional deep neural networks may struggle in the face of high-dimensional inputs, require complex architectures, and their convergence is slow due to training numerous hyperparameters. The proposed HQCNN leverages parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) relying on superposition for enhanced feature extraction. Specifically, we exploit the same PQC across all the convolutional layers for customizing the neural network and for accelerating the convergence. Our numerical results demonstrate that the proposed HQCNN offers a total network throughput close to that of the excessive-complexity exhaustive search and outperforms the state-of-the-art benchmarks.

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Accepted/In Press date: 9 July 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 July 2025

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Local EPrints ID: 504068
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/504068
ISSN: 0018-9545
PURE UUID: 7ee8b61a-eba2-4436-abdd-75cd88a4e50b
ORCID for Lajos Hanzo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-5214

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Date deposited: 22 Aug 2025 16:36
Last modified: 23 Aug 2025 01:35

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Author: Doan Hieu Nguyen
Author: Xuan Tung Nguyen
Author: Seon-Geun Jeong
Author: Trinh Van Chien
Author: Lajos Hanzo ORCID iD
Author: Won-Joo Hwang

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